PG / Burmese (with English subtitles) / Romance / Comedy / 97 min
PG / Burmese (with English subtitles) / Romance / Comedy /
Director: Maung Tin Maung |
Cast: NA |
Release Date: 10 September, 2017 |
Running Time: 97 min |
Distributor: The Asian Film Archive |
A young man from Rangoon rescues the granddaughter of a sawmill owner from an accident in the jungle. It was love at first sight for the two. However, the man gets caught in a series of unfortunate circumstances involving both sides of the law, thereby complicating his relationship with his new love and her grandfather.
A romantic comedy of its time, The Emerald Jungle is the oldest surviving film from Myanmar, one of less than 20 films left from the country’s over 90-year filmmaking history.